At its meeting on June 3rd, the City Council will consider updates to the City’s Design Guidelines, which provide a framework for actions of staff and the Planning Commission in making decisions regarding Planning Applications from property owners. The Planning Commission discussed the proposed updated Design Guidelines during its meetings on April 8th and May 13th and unanimously voted to recommend that the City Council adopt the Guidelines. At its June 3rd meeting, the City Council will receive the Planning Commission’s recommendation, take testimony from the public, discuss the proposal, and consider adoption of the updated Design Guidelines.

The Piedmont City Council will consider the proposed annual budget for fiscal year 2019-2020 at three separate meetings. The final discussion will be at the regular City Council meeting on Monday, June 3rd at 7:30PM on the City Council Chambers.

Taking a few simple steps now can make a big difference in reducing the risk of wildfire and increases safety for you and your family. Your Piedmont Firefighters have already begun preparing for the upcoming fire season, and we ask you to do the same.

The City of Piedmont has been working on development of a Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) since September of 2018. This work has culminated in a draft LHMP, which is now available for public review and comment.

East Bay Community Energy (EBCE) is the new local electricity supplier in Alameda County that gives municipal, commercial, and residential accounts the opportunity to use cleaner, greener energy. EBCE is a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) program, which is a community-governed program authorized by California law in 2002, that pools the electric load of participating accounts [...]

The City of Piedmont is in the process of evaluating and considering a Public Safety Camera program. The evaluation has taken the form of a pilot which has been in process since September of 2017. While the Piedmont Police Department has experienced successes with the pilot, the City is seeking to engage the public to provide information on a proposed program, seek input and answer questions the community may have.

The Piedmont Public Safety Committee has prepared the Get Ready, Piedmont disaster preparedness guide. This document provides comprehensive information on preparation for and response to, earthquakes, fires, landslides, and other emergencies. The guide is 50 pages in length with checklists and illustrations on things like turning off utilities, food and water storage, first aid materials, seismic measures etc. This document is available by clicking here as well as on the Public Safety Committee and Fire Department pages of the site. Printed copies are available at the Fire Department.

Also available is the four page checklist which provides a ready reference on steps to take in the event of an earthquake or wildfire as well as general guidance on disaster preparedness and crime prevention. Printed copies are available at the Fire Department.

The City will transition to the “AC Alert” system powered by Everbridge to make sure you know about issues that may affect your safety. This system allows the City to contact thousands of residents in seconds so you can find out about an emergency right away. Please sign up – it only takes about a minute to enroll!

The issue of wireless communication facilities is of great interest to the community. The City has created the Wireless Communication Facilities page on our web site to provide updated information to residents on this important topic. The page will be updated as new information becomes available on this important topic and contains information on the process in general as well as selected past applications.